? ? 自現(xiàn)象級(jí)英語(yǔ)
BE HOME TO
1. 英英釋義:be the place where something or someone is located?
例句:Zhongguancun?is home to?about 9,000 hi-tech companies.?
2. 體會(huì)這個(gè)詞 (進(jìn)階篇)?
我們都熟悉“home”的意思是“家”埋酬,be home to 常用來(lái)表示“某人或某物的所在地”危彩,“某地?fù)碛小保热纭爸袊?guó)有十四億人”就可以說(shuō)成“China is home to 1.4 billion people”。home 的這種用法是一個(gè)常見(jiàn)的、經(jīng)常被忽略的好用表達(dá)有咨。?
當(dāng)我們介紹一個(gè)地區(qū)的特色時(shí)税灌,就可以用到 be home to乘盼。注意這里的 home 不可數(shù)崇堰,只能用單數(shù)形式沃于。比如中國(guó)的黑龍江省大慶市是中國(guó)的石油之城,我們介紹的時(shí)候就可以說(shuō):?
Daqing?is home to?China’s largest oil reserves.
北京有 7 處歷史文化遺產(chǎn)入選聯(lián)合國(guó)教科文組織頒布的“世界文化遺產(chǎn)名錄”海诲,我們就可以說(shuō):?
Beijing?is home to?seven UNESCO World Heritage Sites.
北京的中關(guān)村有近 9000 家高科技公司揽涮,我們就可以說(shuō):?
Zhongguancun?is home to?about 9,000 hi-tech companies.
《衛(wèi)報(bào)》在報(bào)道中國(guó)科幻電影《流浪地球》時(shí)說(shuō):?
China?is?already?home to?a thriving science and speculative fiction literary scene.
《經(jīng)濟(jì)學(xué)人》在提到加州的教育改革時(shí)說(shuō):?
Since California?is home to?around one in eight American children aged five and under, and also has the nation’s highest poverty rate, what happens there matters a great deal.
3. 從認(rèn)識(shí)到會(huì)用(作業(yè))
1)翻譯下面的句子:?
埃塞爾比亞有 80 多個(gè)民族。 (重點(diǎn):民族 ethnic groups)
Ethiopia is home to over/more than 80 ethnic groups.?
造句:
例1:The Marvel Universe, a fictional universe, is home to many superheroes with infinite superpowers. 漫威宇宙遍布超級(jí)英雄?
例2:By 2035, Tongzhou District, Beijing's sub-center, is projected to be home to 1.3 million permanent residents. 到2035年饿肺,北京城市副中心通州常住人口控制在130萬(wàn)
例3:Morocco is already home to a wide range of hammams, from low-cost neighbourhood ones to ?luxury ones. 摩洛哥的蒸汽浴應(yīng)有盡有
個(gè)人拓展:
home computer 家用電腦
the home team/side 主隊(duì)
home advantage 主場(chǎng)優(yōu)勢(shì)
a nursing home 養(yǎng)老院
背誦:
Daqing?is home to?China’s largest oil reserves.